the stage is set here at wembley a sea of fans beginning to descend upon the stadium
for what ought to be a riveting carabao cup final
it's tottenham hotspur they take on chelsea and we're live on ea tv
this is the time when the talking has to stop and the action finally begins a warm welcome
to wembley from me derrick ray i'm joined in the commentary box by stuart robson and we're
just seconds away from kickoff time in what promises to be a wonderful carabao cup final
what a chance for one of these teams to get their hands on silverware and over
the years we've seen some great lead cup finals let's hope today matches
up to some of those occasions really looking forward to this one derrick
this is the standing lineup for tottenham hotspur hugo laurie says the goalkeeper
minson plays with lucas mora out wide and the main striker today is harry kane
here's the lineup for chelsea keppa stands between the posts and goro kante starts alongside soul
in central midfield and the main threat in attack today will likely be romelu lukaku
thank you
oh
oliver skip
look us with it skip son
could be troublesome of the passing game he must finish
saul marcos alonso
committed challenge
and the keeper can gather
it's worth marcos alonso they've won back possession
kane and that's how to break the spirit of the attacker
attacking possibilities for chelsea alonso the cut back and the shot just over the top
and chelsea have given us away
marcus alonso well he got the touch on the ball and so a corner it'll
doing be he's paid to do growing pressure here and another corner
trying to pick out a teammate oh fantastic effort he made great contact
but the keeper more than equal to it oh the goalkeeper did well to hang on to that one
marcus alonso promising attack this
oh terrific piece of goalkeeping
so the corner played into the box off the post and back and play
making sure nothing untoward happened
well you sense the goals coming they're getting so close now
they just need to take one of these chances
and he clears the danger
lucas
fabia
excellent use of the ball as they make their way forward
well a chance here perhaps to invigorate the aerial targets
who's going to get on the end of it well still an issue here
threat over for now it seems
kane well hit with power and almost the right precision
still level here but the pressure escalating oh good save
well those stats really do tell you everything so many chances but yet
so little end product at some point though you sense they're going to get the breakthrough
what can they do from here alonso lukaku waiting well not cleared away completely
and i think the threat has been averted succeeded in keeping it in play
davis aimed towards lucas well he says and he wasn't offside by a mile
they've regained possession free kick to chelsea short and along the ground oh surely superb stop
a chance then for the respective managers to address their charges it is half time here
and so back with the action here and spurs left
with the proverbial mountain to climb in the second half
harry kane looking pass
now will they be able to play it in behind the defense
and harry kane ready to pounce well it wasn't quite as good as it looked when it was played over
and would be a bit annoyed to have lost the ball
referees are rightly praised for giving advantage but when there is no advantage
it has to be a free kick spurs have decided to make a double substitution he can consider himself
admonished even in the i think it's fair to say the pressure from the defender puts him off a bit
lukaku now
james
hudson odoi well that's how to break the spirit of the attacker
spurs have lost the ball
now chelsea in a position of menace and lukaku totally composed with the finish
well as you can see he gave the keeper no chance there he
looked so confident didn't he that's a cool finish
the ball is moving again and chelsea are quite simply running away with this
running with the ball confidently well he went
strongly into the challenge and the result is a throw-in
kane and nicely struck well we gave it the big build-up
but he didn't quite deliver on his promise
hudson odoi
kante has it james lukaku superblock and that is offside
and a change for spurs at this
lucas juncture to be replaced by number 23
davis
well not hard to read that pass
space on the flank the delivery towards the back post making sure nothing came of it good tackle
oh good vision possession changes hands the interception there
lukaku
and spurs have the ball once more
might really be able to trouble them here tremendous block
stephen bedvine excellent ball over the top
and the keeper said magnificently well that's just a wonderful save how did he stop that and
he read it well well the keeper deserves a lot of credit that was a fine save wasn't it
foxing the defender plays it back
strong hand on that one
and they've won the ball back following that challenge
in the way
well they could run onto it here and it goes such a complete performance four in front now
well this is a brilliant strike as you can see he hits it with so much power
the keeper had no charge fantastic finish
it's a massive lead and it's very hard to imagine them losing it now
emerson using his physical strength to shield it steven bevine
and it's played into the center
and he struck the post and he clears the danger
eric dier
on the ball regular
and there goes the final whistle the cup issue is settled
a story of one side celebrating and the other distraught memories are being made
well just look at those scenes down there derek what a contrast contrasting emotions
brilliant for the winners despair for the losers but overall the right team won today
yeah you can see what it means to this tight-knit team